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Chaos DaemonsArmy page › All 77 units

Karanak

Epic Hero · 70 pts
Lists8% · in 15 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKaranak against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Karanak kills

Damage for its points

88SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~70 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta88SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes91SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★96SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.82SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.87SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.80SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Karanak is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

180SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 186 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points180SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Daemons and across the game

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Karanak88
Shalaxi Helbane82
Screamers76
Slaanesh Soul Grinder74
Hellflayers73

Across the game· melee units

Repentia Squad Adepta Sororitas · just ahead89
Karanak 88
Typhus Death Guard · level with it88

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Epidemius195
Warp Talons183
Karanak180
Spoilpox Scrivener178
Chaos Lord with Jump Pack170

Across the game· melee units

Inquisitor Kroyle Agents of the Imperium · just ahead181
Karanak 180
Watch Captain Artemis Space Marines · level with it180

Leading a squad

Flesh Hounds with Karanak80 + 70 = 150 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Flesh Hounds aloneKaranak's rulesKaranak's attacks
Squad51 ÷ 150 pts =34per 100
With leader96 ÷ 150 pts =64per 100▲30

The leader adds 45 pts of kills a turn (20 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 70 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Flesh Hounds aloneKaranak's rulesKaranak's wounds
Squad362 ÷ 150 pts =241per 100
With leader362 ÷ 150 pts =213per 100▼28

The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend here.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 88 · 70 pts kill ~70 pts in one activation

SHIELD 180 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 186 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Karanak, 70 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 1 creator
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 191